The Importance of Learning to Play an Instrument as a Child

The American Psychological Association (APA) carried out tests on 70 healthy pensioners between the ages of 63-80 and found that musicians performed better on several cognitive tests than those who’d never played an instrument or learned how to read music.”

“Musical activity throughout life may serve as a challenging cognitive exercise, making your brain fitter and more capable of accommodating the challenges of aging,” said lead researcher Dr Brenda Hanna-Pladdy at the University of Kansas Medical Center”